Tubular ice-skate.



W. F. REACH.

TUBULAR ICE SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, I918.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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WILLIAM F. REACH, OF CHIGOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. G. SBALDING & BROS OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TUBULAR ICE-SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

Application filed. September 18, 1918. Serial N 0. 254,583.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. REACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicopee, Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tubular Ice-Skates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the general type of skates known as tubular and which are particularly adapted to withstand the severe strains in playing hockey and in use by athletes and the invention consists in the features or combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the skate complete.

Fig. 2 is a plan View.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on l1ne 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4L is a side view of the main tubular body member of the skate.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the member shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a post or supporting member for the heel plate.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the member of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the member of Fig. 6 and Fig. 6 is bottom plan View of the member of Fig. 6.

Figs. 7, 7*, 7 7 are views similar to Figs. 6 to 6 but of a member which connects the sole plate with the main body member of the skate.

Figs. 8, 8 8*, 8 are views similar to Figs. 6 to 6 but of a supplemental member for connecting the foot plate with the main body member.

In these drawings the main body member 1 of the skate consists of a tube-like piece having depending flanges 2 embracing and secured to the runner 3.

This body member has its upper wall cut at 4 with the material around the cut raised to provide a wall 5 the contour of which, as viewed inplan, is of general elliptical form but differing from the shape of an elllpse mainly in that its sides are parallel. The end Walls are slightly curved and convergent upwardly in respect to each other and the top edges of the sides are curved downwardly and merge into the upwardly curved edges of the end walls.

The sides of these attaching lugs or walls are raised in the planes of the sides of the tubular member and are therefore no wider than the said member but they are of greater extent lengthwise, than crosswise.

Over these lugs 01' projecting walls, posts or coupling pieces are placed for attachin and supporting the heel and toe plate to and upon the main tubular body of the skate. The heel plate coupling or supporting post is shown in detail in Figs. 6 and 6 and a description of this will also answer for the member shownin Figs. 7 to 7 which attaches the rear part of the foot plate to and supports it on the main tubular body member of the skate. This member viewed from the side is of the general form'of an hour glass being small at the middle region and flaring outwardly at top and bottom. Viewed in plan it is of general elliptical 1 form having flat sides. Its top edge is in one plane but slightly inclined downwardly from rear to front to suit the slight incline of the heel plate. Its bottom edge is rounded.

This post or coupling 6 is slipped over the projection 5 and is brazed thereto and its upper end receives within it the conical projection or wall depending from the heel plate to which it is brazed, this completing the connection. The elongatedform of the post as viewed in plan having its major axis extending longitudinally of the skate provides a strong construction to resist the strains and the fact that the wall of the post finds a bracing around its entire circuit on the projecting wall or rim 5 also contributes to the strength of the connection, the said wall 5 rising from and extending, as described above, along both sides of the body member of the skate and strength is also afforded in the post itself against stresses lengthwise of the skate and at angles thereto by the hour-glass shape presenting the principle of the arch at front and rear to resist horizontal strains.

The post 7 for the foot plate as above stated is of similar construction to that just described and this post is arranged under the rear position of the foot plate where most of the strain comes, 2'. e., about under the ball of the foot.

The forward post 8 need not be so strong as the posts 6 and 7 as it acts more in the nature of a tie piece or stay between the toe portion of the foot plate and the body of the skate and therefore this support is in the form of a plain cylindrical tube having its upper end cut off square and its lower end formed on a curve and flared both forwardly and backwardly but mostly at the front.

The upper end of this stay receives a plain nipple from the foot plate and its lower end receives a hollow projection 9 raised from the tubular body of the skate. This stay is slightly inclined backwardly and upwardly.

It will be understood that the disclosure herein is to be regarded in an illustrative and not in a restrictive sense, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A skate having its body consisting of a one piece tubular member with flanges depending therefrom to receive the runner and with a hollow boss integral therewith on its upper side, and elongated lengthwise of the tubular member, said boss presenting parallel side walls substantially in the plane of the sides of the tubular member and end walls curved on arcs struck from within the boss, a plate having a depending flange, and a coupling or post of general elliptical cross sectional form and flared at top and bottom, said post receiving within its upper and lower end the flange of the plate and the hollow boss and brazed thereto, substantially as described.

2. A skate comprising a tubular member having integral depending flanges to receive the runner and having an integral hollow boss on its upper side, a plate having a de pending flange and a hollow post connecting the flange and hollow boss, said post being flattened laterally and having curved front and rear walls diverging from the middle portion upwardly and downwardly, substantially as described.

3. A skate comprising a tubular member having integral depending flanges to receive the runner and having an integral hollow boss on its upper side, and elongated in the longitudinal direction of the tubular member, a plate having a depending flange, and a hollow post having a cross sectional shape elongated in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body and flared upwardly and downwardly in said longitudinal direction and secured to the plate flange and boss, substantially as described.

4. A skate having a tubular body with integral hollow bosses extending up therefrom, plates for the heel and toe and posts' between said hollow bosses and the said plates, said hollow bosses and posts being elongated in the lengthwise direction of the skate and having their sides parallel and substantially in the planes of the sides of the tubular body, substantially as described.

5. A skate having its body consisting of a one-piece tubular member with depending flanges, a runner held thereby, a foot plate, a post for supporting the foot plate from the tubular body and having its walls extending upwardly substantially in the plane of the sides of the tubular body, said tubular body having an upwardly extending portion engaging and holding the post, substantially as described.

6. A skate comprising a tubular member with integral depending flanges, a runner held thereby, a foot plate, a hollow post having flattened sides and curved front and rear walls, the sides of the post being substantially in the planes of the sides of the tubular member, said tubular member having means to hold the post, substantially as described.

7. A skate comprising a tubular member having depending flanges to receive the runner, a foot plate, a hollow post having substantially flat sides and rounded ends which flare upwardly and downwardly, said tubular member and foot plate having means of connection with the post, substantially as described.

8. In combination, a tubular member, a runner attached thereto, a foot plate and a supporting post between the foot plate and tubular member, of substantially elliptical form in cross section with its major axis extending in a direction longitudinally of the skate, said post having substantially flat sides approximately in the plane of the sides of the tubular member, but flared laterally at the upper portion, the front and rear rounded portions of the post being flared upwardly and downwardly in rela tion to each other, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM F. REACH.

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